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The Siege of Bright Hope
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An enemy army has surrounded the remote interstellar colony of Bright Hope and cut off all contact with the outside world. Within the beleaguered dome, supplies are scarce and food is strictly rationed. In the midst of this privation, a woman is put on trial for the crime of becoming pregnant.
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John Walters recently returned to the United States after thirty-five years abroad. He lives in Seattle, Washington. He attended the 1973 Clarion West science fiction writing workshop and is a member of Science Fiction Writers of America. He writes mainstream fiction, science fiction and fantasy, and memoirs of his wanderings around the world.
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The Siege of Bright Hope - John Walters
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The Siege of Bright Hope | By | John Walters
The Siege of Bright Hope
By
John Walters
Published by Astaria Books
Copyright 2018 by John Walters
All rights reserved. No portion may be copied, other than brief passages for review purposes, without permission of the author.
This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual persons places or events - except those in the public domain - is purely coincidental.
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The Siege of Bright Hope
Chasms emitting roiling smoke crisscross the plain; mounds of rubble and mangled machinery dot the landscape.
The enemies usually remain hidden from view, but they are there, waiting and watching, ready to eliminate any who venture outside with their projectile weapons, laser rays, harmonic disruptors, razor-sharp extendable rapiers, pitfalls, nooses, deadfalls, snares, and cages. Since they have not been able to break through the dome or its buried base, they have systematically cut off all supply deliveries through orbital and land-based blockades.
Being far from self-sufficient, the colony of Bright Hope withers under the onslaught. As they await relief, its inhabitants tighten their belts and try to avoid succumbing to despair.
In the midst of the oppressive siege, a court is convened. The judge, seven-member jury, security personnel, and audience of curious onlookers are all gaunt, haggard, with brittle hair, dry skin, sunken cheeks,
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